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  • Medical Physics
  • Nuclear Imaging
  • Radiation Oncology

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  • Compton cameras detect prompt gammas (PGs) for proton range verification in proton therapy.
  • PGs correlate with proton dose distribution, but low detector efficiency and resolution challenge accurate imaging.
  • Previous work incorporated point spread functions to enhance image resolution.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a low-count reconstruction algorithm for improving characteristic PG imaging quality.
  • To enhance the image quality of characteristic PG emissions by integrating information from multiple emissions.

Main Methods:

  • Simulated PGs from a proton beam irradiating a water phantom.
  • Utilized a two-stage Compton camera for PG detection.
  • Developed and applied a novel algorithm that pools information from various characteristic PG emissions for reconstruction.

Main Results:

  • The proposed algorithm significantly improved the image quality of reconstructed characteristic PG emissions compared to standard methods.
  • Both standard and proposed methods accurately predicted peak and distal falloff positions for 4.44 MeV PGs (2 mm accuracy).
  • The proposed method uniquely improved the accuracy of peak and distal falloff estimations for 5.25 MeV PGs (2 mm accuracy).

Conclusions:

  • The developed low-count reconstruction algorithm effectively enhances characteristic PG imaging for proton range verification.
  • This method offers improved accuracy, particularly for higher energy PGs, advancing quality assurance in proton therapy.